Thursday, January 29, 2009

Reliable Yeast Infection Treatments

By June Lyons

Yeast infection signs are a funny thing. Sometimes you will show all the classic signs and it will seem obvious. Other times you may be experiencing a number of seemingly unrelated, minor health issues, and you would never believe for one moment that it could possibly be signs of a yeast infection.

Yeast infections are typically caused by the Candida albicans fungus. This yeast is normally at harmony with the body and usually has a positive function. The delicate balance of yeast can get disrupted and cause infection because of several different reasons that we need to be aware of.

Yeast infections can cause so many different symptoms and you can go round in circles trying so many different diets and creams and antibiotics that you don't know if you are coming and going. The list of symptoms are endless, burning, itching, redness and so on. The list goes on and on but if you just suffered from one of these it would be bad enough but to suffer from all of them at the same time is horrendous.

Have you tried to get rid of your yeast infection only to find out that it comes right back? You may end up spending lots of money trying to cure a yeast infection. Yeast is a normal occurrence in our bodies, but when certain conditions exist, the yeast tends to overgrow and cause an infection. If you do not treat this infection the right way it can end up reoccurring or it may be a chronic situation.

What most women do not realize is that the over the counter medications that we often use to treat yeast infections can be harmful. These type of medications treat only the symptoms of the infection and not the infection itself. Even doctor prescribed medications can do nothing more than treat the symptoms of an infection.

When your healthy child or adult gets affected by yeast infection, you will try some kind of medication. But, in case the medication fails or symptoms deteriorate, do not persist with the medication. Try to consult your doctor at the earliest convenience. If your immune system is weakened and you notice any new infections or symptoms, you should contact your doctor. - 15343

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